Grade 9 · Social Studies · Unit 6 of 9

Sustainability & Our Choices

Environmental issues and what we can do

What your child practises

Practises the factors that contribute to environmental issues and ways that individuals and communities can become more sustainable.

Prince Edward Island Curriculum curriculum outcome: SCO5; SCO6 · factors behind environmental issues and ways to become more sustainable

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

Question 1
Switching to electric vehicles has a cost and a benefit. Which is a benefit?
- it costs nothing at all to make
- no exhaust from the vehicle’s tailpipe
- it needs no electricity from the grid
- it does not need any roads to drive on
Question 2
Which source of electricity produces no greenhouse gases while running?
- gas plants
- oil generators
- wind turbines
- coal plants
Question 3
A common effect of deforestation is…
- fewer floods because trees are gone
- less carbon dioxide in the air than before
- loss of habitat and more soil erosion
- more wildlife and richer habitats overall
Question 4
Which choice makes a household more sustainable?
- repairing and reusing items instead of replacing them
- buying single-use items and throwing them away
- throwing out food that is still good to eat
- running appliances all day when no one is home
Question 5
Which action could a community take to be more sustainable?
- stop collecting waste from homes
- set up a composting and recycling program
- close all of the parks in town
- ban walking on the streets of the town
Question 6
Which statement shows weighing a trade-off?
- Everything in nature is free, so there is no cost
- Cheaper energy now might cost the environment later
- No choice we make has any effect on nature
- Nothing has a cost, so any choice is fine